List of slide guitarists
Guitarists well-known for using a slide
Slide guitarists are musicians who are well-known for playing guitar with a "slide", a smooth, hard object, held in the fretting hand and placed against the strings to control the pitch.[1] Beginning with guitarists in the American South and Hawaii in early 20th century,[2] slide guitar styles have developed in a variety of musical settings, including blues, country, and rock.[3] Most slide guitarists may also perform with guitars using traditional fretting techniques; additionally, some also play various types of steel guitars.[4]
List
Name | Birth year | Death year | Origin | Primary genre | Ref(s) |
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Duane Allman | 1946 | 1971 | Tennessee | Southern rock | [5] |
Kokomo Arnold | 1901* | 1968 | Georgia | Acoustic blues | [6] |
Barbecue Bob | 1902 | 1931 | Georgia | Acoustic blues | [7] |
Jeff Beck | 1944 | 2023 | England | Rock | [8] |
Elvin Bishop | 1942 | California | Rock | [9] | |
Black Ace | 1905 | 1972 | Texas | Country blues | [10] |
Mike Bloomfield | 1943 | 1981 | Illinois | Electric blues | [11] |
Willie Brown | 1900 | 1952 | Mississippi | Delta blues | [12] |
R. L. Burnside | 1926 | 2005 | Mississippi | Hill country blues | [13] |
Joe Carter | 1927 | 2001 | Georgia | Chicago blues | [14] |
Sam Collins | 1887 | 1949 | Louisiana | Country blues | [15] |
Ry Cooder | 1947 | California | Americana | [16] | |
CeDell Davis | 1926 | 2017 | Arkansas | Delta blues | [17] |
David "Honeyboy" Edwards | 1915 | 2011 | Mississippi | Electric blues | [18] |
John Fahey | 1939 | 2001 | Washington, D.C. | Folk | [19] |
Frank Ferera | 1885 | 1951 | Hawaii | Hawaiian music | [20] |
Rory Gallagher | 1948 | 1995 | Ireland | Blues rock | [19] |
Billy Gibbons | 1949 | Texas | Blues rock | [19] | |
Peter Green | 1946 | 2020 | England | Electric blues | [21] |
John P. Hammond | 1942 | New York | Electric blues | [22] | |
George Harrison | 1943 | 2001 | England | Rock | [19] |
Earl Hooker | 1930 | 1970 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [23] |
Son House | 1902 | 1988 | Mississippi | Delta blues | [24] |
J. B. Hutto | 1926 | 1983 | South Carolina | Chicago blues | [25] |
Bo Weavil Jackson | Unknown | Unknown | U.S. | Country blues | [26] |
Elmore James | 1918 | 1963 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [27] |
Blind Lemon Jefferson | 1893 | 1929 | Texas | Country blues | [11] |
Blind Willie Johnson | 1897 | 1945 | Texas | Gospel blues | [28] |
Robert Johnson | 1911 | 1938 | Mississippi | Delta blues | [29] |
Brian Jones | 1942 | 1969 | England | Blues rock | [11] |
Joseph Kekuku | 1874 | 1932 | Hawaii | Hawaiian music | [20] |
Alexis Korner | 1928 | 1984 | France | Electric blues | [30] |
Leo Kottke | 1945 | Georgia | Folk | [19] | |
Lead Belly | 1889 | 1949 | Louisiana | Country blues | [11] |
Furry Lewis | 1893* | 1981 | Mississippi | Country blues | [31] |
John Littlejohn | 1931 | 1994 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [32] |
Robert Lockwood, Jr. | 1915 | 2006 | Arkansas | Delta blues | [33] |
John Mayall | 1933 | 2024 | England | Electric blues | [34] |
Mississippi Fred McDowell | 1904 | 1972 | Tennessee | Delta blues | [35] |
Blind Willie McTell | 1901* | 1959 | Georgia | Country blues | [36] |
Steve Miller | 1943 | Wisconsin | Rock | [37] | |
Muddy Waters | 1913 | 1983 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [38] |
Hambone Willie Newbern | 1901 | 1965 | Tennessee | Country blues | [4] |
Robert Nighthawk | 1909 | 1967 | Arkansas | Chicago blues | [39] |
Jimmy Page | 1944 | England | Rock | [19] | |
Charlie Patton | 1891 | 1934 | Mississippi | Delta blues | [40] |
Dan Pickett | 1907 | 1967 | Alabama | Country blues | [41] |
Rod Price | 1947 | 2005 | England | Rock | [42] |
Keith Richards | 1943 | England | Rock | [43] | |
Johnny Shines | 1915 | 1992 | Tennessee | Chicago blues | [44] |
Jeremy Spencer | 1948 | England | Electric blues | [11] | |
Houston Stackhouse | 1910 | 1980 | Mississippi | Country blues | [44] |
Tampa Red | 1904 | 1981 | Georgia | Urban blues | [45] |
Eddie Taylor | 1923 | 1985 | Mississippi | Chicago blues | [46] |
Hound Dog Taylor | 1917* | 1975 | Mississippi | Electric blues | [47] |
Mick Taylor | 1949 | England | Blues rock | [43] | |
Ramblin' Thomas | Unknown | Unknown | Louisiana | Country blues | [48] |
U Tin | 1931 | 2019 | Myanmar | Burmese classical, folk | [49] |
Joe Walsh | 1947 | Kansas | Rock | [50] | |
Sylvester Weaver | 1897* | 1960 | Kentucky | Country blues | [51] |
Casey Bill Weldon | 1909 | Unknown | Arkansas | Country blues | [52] |
Bukka White | 1909 | 1977 | Mississippi | Delta blues | [53] |
Big Joe Williams | 1903 | 1982 | Mississippi | Delta blues | [46] |
Alan Wilson | 1943 | 1970 | Massachusetts | Electric blues | [54] |
Johnny Winter | 1944 | 2014 | Texas | Electric blues | [55] |
Oscar "Buddy" Woods | c.1890* | 1950* | Louisiana | Urban blues | [56] |
Zoot Horn Rollo | 1949 | California | Rock | [57] | |
An asterisk (*) denotes that other sources give different dates, origin, or style. |
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